Definition of Hardship

1. Noun. A state of misfortune or affliction. "A life of hardship"


2. Noun. Something hard to endure. "The asperity of northern winters"
Exact synonyms: Asperity, Grimness, Rigor, Rigorousness, Rigour, Rigourousness, Severeness, Severity
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Specialized synonyms: Sternness
Derivative terms: Grim, Severe

3. Noun. Something that causes or entails suffering. "The many hardships of frontier life"
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Misfortune

Definition of Hardship

1. n. That which is hard to bear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.

Definition of Hardship

1. Noun. (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hardship

1. a difficult, painful condition [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardship

hardokes
hardons
hardpack
hardpacks
hardpan
hardpans
hardpoint
hardpoints
hardpressed
hards
hardscape
hardscapes
hardscrabble
hardset
hardshell
hardship (current term)
hardships
hardspun
hardstand
hardstanding
hardstandings
hardstands
hardstem bulrush
hardstemmed bulrush
hardstone
hardstones
hardstyle
hardtack
hardtacks
hardtail

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